Gradwatch 2016: Fly Chen
Welcome to the “cool and fancy” world of illustrator Fly Chen, fresh graduate from Central Saint Martins and part of CR’s Talentspotting scheme
Smart About Sharks: a great new children’s book from illustrator Owen Davey
Illustrator Owen Davey’s new children’s book for Flying Eye combines colourful graphic artwork with fascinating facts about the underwater creature
World’s Strongest Boys: Duchenne UK urges people to use their muscles to support the charity
A new campaign for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy charity Duchenne UK encourages sports fans to use their strength to help fight the rare muscle wasting disease
Gradwatch 2016: Tessa Mackenzie
“I just mess about with stuff until it feels like it makes sense in one way or another”, Tessa Mackenzie from Glasgow School of art speaks to CR about her creative process
Pokémon Go, Traffic Gaaye and Prisma: Mobile’s Greatest Hits (this month)
In the first of a regular series for CR, Malcolm Poynton picks his favourite mobile experiences of the month, including an ingenious app to avoid cows on the road in India and, of course, a certain Pokémon game
Will sexist emoji soon be a thing of the past?
Creatives in New York have launched a She-Moji keyboard with 400 female characters while Google has revealed a new set of female emojis for Android
Music Videos of the Month
Here are ten simply brilliant new videos to help get you through to the weekend.
Idea publishes photo book documenting history of London skate brand Palace
Alasdair McLellan’s photographs trace the rise of London skate brand Palace from its early roots as the Palace Wayward Boys Choir to its store in Soho, documenting a certain aspect of London life along the way.
D&AD New Blood: Advertising
A look at the Yellow Pencil-winning advertising projects from this year’s D&AD New Blood Awards, including a volunteer programme for shoe brand TOMS, an inventive window display for John Lewis and a retro game which aims to raise funds for endangered species
D&AD New Blood: Moving Image and Animation
From a series of films exploring what it means to be a teen to video games highlighting human rights abuses, we take a look at the Yellow Pencil-winning moving image and animation projects from D&AD’s New Blood Awards
Rio Paralympics and Channel 4: telling a new story about disability
We talked to Channel 4’s chief marketing and communications officer Dan Brooke about how the broadcaster hopes to change perceptions of disability, starting with a Paralympics ad featuring 140 disabled people from around the world
Channel 4 releases new Superhumans ad for the Rio Paralympics
Channel 4 has released the much-anticipated follow up to its Superhumans spot for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio – and this time, it’s not just athletes that feature. We spoke to 4Creative and director Dougal Wilson about how it was made
Creative Review’s Annual Awards 2025 are officially open for entries
One of the most respected and trusted awards for the advertising and design industries are back for 2025. Run, don’t walk to get your entries in before the Early Bird Deadline on 25 October
How to scale your design business
Growth is a dream for many businesses, but it comes with challenges. Daisy Crowder, brand and marketing director at design recruitment agency Craft, offers advice on how to navigate the change and keep staff on side
Cultivating community with Ganni
The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging
Why are brands apologising so much right now?
Brands are saying sorry at a more rapid rate than ever. CR’s advertising columnist Ben Kay delves into why sorry is no longer the hardest word and whether this is an effective strategy for winning audiences
How Guinness embraced social
By loosening its approach to advertising, and engaging with its audience directly, the drinks brand has transformed with the times and won a whole new set of fans
Tracing Banksy’s art history remixes
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
How Lego creates meaningful brand experiences
We speak to Lego’s VP of global brand development Alero Akuya about the brand’s rare ability to straddle the physical and virtual worlds with ease – whether through its immersive new art exhibition in Paris or collaborations with Epic Games and Nike
Matt Willey brings a human touch to Kaos titles
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
A visual history of movie posters
A new book from Reel Art Press collates the first comprehensive history of film posters. We explore why they remain an underappreciated area of cultural design
The Monthly Interview: Rob Lowe, aka Supermundane
Mark Sinclair talks to the artist and designer about his new book, Lost Ordinary Magic, and the importance of recognising the power of simplicity and the everyday wonders that surround us
Unravelling adland’s obsession with 90s nostalgia
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
Building the visual world of Fontaines DC
The band’s surreal new album visuals explore a darker, more grotesque side of romance. We speak to the creative team behind the campaign about challenging the visual tropes of rock music